“The experience of watching them leave, the mamas wailing for a week, and the absence of their souls in the pasture haunted me. I’ve cried so many times over this READ ON
The ‘Good Old Days’ of Animal Farming Were Never Good for the Animals
There is no such thing as “humane” animal farming. I’ve lived it; I know. Even on the smallest, most thoughtful of family farms like my grandparents’ farm, the animals will READ ON
Former ‘Slaughter-Free Dairy’ Farmer: No Such Thing As Humane Dairy
Former slaughter-free dairy farmer and cheesemaker Andrea Davis had a change of heart after recognizing that her work, like all dairy farming, depended on bringing more and more babies into the READ ON
My Journey from ‘Humane’ Dairy Farmer to Vegan Cheese Maker
In retrospect, having been fooled by the allure of humanely slaughtered meat, I see the great irony of this labeling ploy. Marketers have to work harder to desensitize people who READ ON
I Grew Up On a Dairy Farm. It’s the Reason I’m Vegan Today.
“As a child, I have witnessed the cruel separation of mother and calf over and over again, and was told that it was normal and necessary. This couldn’t be further READ ON
Dairy Farmer Turned Vegan Sanctuary Founder: ‘I denied that I liked them. There was no other way.’
“Before, I denied that I liked them. There was no other way. I wanted to earn a living. And now they are more like comrades. You are happy, you talk, READ ON
Helen Peppe, small family farmer
“Observing the deaths of so many animals, animals who enjoyed playing in the pastures and pens with their lambs, calves, and piglets, I wanted to protect them, to save their READ ON
Christine Mariani Egidio, former sheep farmer
“I am horrified to tell you my motto about our sheep breeding business. I would tell everyone, “They have a really great life, up until they no longer have one.” READ ON
Dr. Raised on Dairy Farm Now Advises Dairy-Free Diet
“Cow’s milk IS baby calf growth fluid. No matter what you do to it, that is what the stuff is. Everything in that white liquid – the hormones, the lipids, READ ON
Edith Barabash, former cattle ranch worker
“There was a large room filled with goats, sheep, and alpacas, and they were all just standing there quietly, nervously looking at me. They were scared and disoriented. It really READ ON
From “Ethical, Ecological” Pig & Sheep Farmer to Vegan
Looking head on, you can’t see it. Humanely raising and slaughtering pigs seems perfectly normal. In order to see the truth, you have to look askance, just like a pig READ ON
Howard Lyman, former beef and dairy farmer
“Lyman recalls the difficult moment he discovered that he could no longer turn away from the question of killing animals we have no need to harm at all: “Not, ‘Am READ ON
Former Dairy Farmer: “Humane Farming Is Plant-Based Farming”
“there is now a very clear distinction between humane and inhumane farming. Humane farming is cultivating a plant-based diet. Inhumane farming is breeding any sentient being for production and consumption.” READ ON
Carol and Julian Pearce, former dairy goat farmers
“We have always treated our animals with love and gentleness. Anybody who visits the farm can see that. But being a dairy farm at all is still adding to the READ ON
Harold Brown, former beef and dairy farmer
“I have often heard the word “humane” used in relation to meat, dairy, eggs, and other products… I have always found this curious, because my understanding is that humane means READ ON
Chris Mills: From Hunter & Dairy Farmer to Vegan Activist
I looked beside me on the highway and there was a tractor trailer hauling pigs to Quebec. That was the day I made the connection. I looked these poor animals READ ON
Former Dairy Farmer: “They Cried & Called for Their Babies. They Called & Called.”
To make a long story short, I used to be a very bad person. A terrible person. And I think that I still am, even to this day. Anything that READ ON
Dr. Who Grew Up On Dairy Farms Calls Dairy a Major Carcinogen
“Dr. Campbell spent his entire childhood, into adulthood, living and working on his family’s dairy farm, and undertook the China Study with the belief that animal protein was an essential READ ON
Texas Animal Farmer’s Transition to Vegan Activism
The following is an interview between Robert Grillo of Free From Harm and Bessie Von Messenger, a former animal farmer turned vegan activist living in Waco, Texas, who we recently discovered READ ON
Does Evolution Have a Gun to Our Head to Eat Animals?
We’ve published an excerpt from the book, Meat Logic: Why We Eat Animals by author Charles Horn, with his permission. The book takes an in depth look at the many READ ON
